Outside the Donghua Gate of the capital, there is the Dongjishi Factory.
A carriage drove straight into the East Factory and stopped in the courtyard. Wei Zhongxian quickly stepped out of the carriage with the support of the eunuch in charge.
Tian Ergeng immediately stepped forward and tried to help him, but Wei Zhongxian threw him away.
Dozens of stall owners immediately knelt down in front and shouted:
"Kowtow to the factory boss!"
Wei Zhongxian walked towards the hall without raising his head, followed by Tian Ergeng and a group of stall owners.
Everyone passed by an archway with the four characters "Fragrance will last forever" written on it. On the archway were enshrined the plaques of the eunuchs who had served as governors of the Dongchang since the Chengzu era.
Wei Zhongxian glanced sideways at his predecessors, without stopping, turned and walked to the small hall on the left, where the statue of Yue Wumu was enshrined.
He stood in front of the statue of Yue Wumu and respectfully offered incense.
"How is Shen Lian's injury?"
Eunuch Wei went straight to the living room and sat down. After sitting down, he asked everyone loudly.
Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Cui Yingyuan, Sun Yunhe, Yang Shui and others sat at the bottom.
The five tigers of Dongchang in history have now become the six tigers.
The most powerful tiger was drunk in Jiaofangsi last night, fought with others, and became disabled. He doesn't know whether to live or die.
"I injured several servants of the Li family, and I was stabbed twice. Now I have offended the Beijing camp, and Governor Li has to skin him!"
Xu Xianchun's thick skin trembled slightly, half smiling.
Tian Ergen took over the conversation and said with a strange tone:
"That's not the case. Who is Shen Baihu? He is the brother of the factory owner, and he is under the command of Marquis Pingliao. He comes from the army and has great kung fu. Who dares to touch him? Not to mention the Beijing camp, he is the emperor. ···”
Sun Yunhe squinted his eyes and looked at everyone. Yang Shui, who was sitting next to him, was about to speak when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Wei Zhongxian's unkind expression and immediately stopped talking.
The five tigers of Dongchang had different expressions on their faces, and they all looked slightly proud.
The gray-bearded Wei Zhongxian raised his nostrils, snorted coldly, looked at the crowd and said:
"Shen Lian is an impulsive young man who can't do big things. Our family will ignore him from now on. Luo Sigong has already confessed his crime. He will be handed over to the Sanfa Division for trial tomorrow. If we kill this Dongchang traitor, we won't be afraid of other Donglin gentlemen turning the world upside down."
Everyone looked up at the factory owner.
"Our family will feel at ease when the commander has his own person in the position. You guys are all confidants who have been with our family for many years, so choose one of you to do it!"
The surrounding birds are silent.
A moment later, there was a chirping sound.
Everyone recalled their contributions to the factory and started quarreling.
From assisting Jiu Qiansui to enter the Ceremony Prison, to assassinating Wang An, to dealing with Lu Shou, they finally listed how many Donglin Party members had been killed by the factory boss during the recent purge of Donglin remnants.
Wei Zhongxian held a cup of hot tea and looked at the five people in front of him as if watching the excitement. After they had talked for half an hour, he sneered slightly at the corner of his mouth:
"Since it's difficult to decide at the moment, let's discuss it another day!"
"We have summoned the five of you today. We have big things to do! The remaining evil in Donglin has not yet been eradicated. These shameless people dare to frame our family and file a complaint to the emperor!"
"These crazy dogs, do you really think Dongchang's knife is not fast enough?"
Seeing that the factory owner was angry, the five people quickly stopped their criticism and said in unison:
"It all depends on the factory owner's orders!"
The five people knew that something important had happened, and they bowed their heads in a respectful manner. Wei Zhongxian took out a copy of the memorial from his sleeve and threw it in front of everyone.
Tian Ergeng opened the memorial and read a few sentences, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Emperor Gao has decreed that internal officials are not allowed to interfere in foreign affairs, and are only for the Ye Ting to sweep... There are people who are unscrupulous and disruptive in the imperial court, such as Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch of Dongchang."
Xu Xianchun took the memorial, glanced at the factory manager secretly, and muttered in a low voice:
"Zhongxian was a scoundrel in the market. He was purified in his middle age and entered the mainland... to formulate decrees and take charge of cabinet ministers. Since Zhongxian has been in power, he has often been passed down, or criticized internally, and has ruined more than 200 ancestors. The political system of the year is a grave sin.”
Xu Xianchun read a few sentences but did not dare to read any more, and handed the memorial to Cui Yingyuan.
"For forty years in the Qing Palace of the late emperor, the only person he protected was Wang An'er... Zhongxian out of personal anger, falsely ordered to kill him in Nanyuan. Not only did he hate Wang An, but he actually dared to hate the old emperor of the late emperor. Slave, what’s more, the other ministers are not guilty but they are good at killing and expelling those who are good at killing and expelling them. I don’t know how many thousands of people there are. It is a serious crime.”
Wei Zhongxian waved his hand to interrupt everyone, took back the memorial, and said angrily:
"It was written by Yang Lian. He submitted it to the palace from Huiji Gate last night. He wanted to show it to the emperor, but it was intercepted by the eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and sent to him overnight."
"This dog thief criticized our family for persecuting old officials, interfering in the government's affairs, and forcing the virtuous concubine to death. What did he say? "In the court, I know that there are loyal and virtuous people, but I don't know that there is an emperor. "
"He wants the emperor to go into a rage and cut our family into pieces to rectify the law of the country."
The five people below all shouted that they wanted to arrest Yang Lian and send him to prison so that he could be tortured.
Wei Zhongxian walked back and forth in the small hall, looking at the majestic statue of Yue Wumu in the distance.
"This Yang Lian, our family gave him gifts last year and gave him enough face. He only wanted to humiliate our family, but he also wants to kill our family! He is as poisonous as a snake and a scorpion!"
Tian Ergeng said coldly:
"Mr. Factory, my subordinates sent two dead men to kill this thief today and make it look like a robbery. The other censors will know to shut up!"
Wei Zhongxian patted him on the shoulder and nodded with appreciation.
"What a great trick, he is indeed from my Dongchang!"
"There have been too many killings in recent days, and it is not appropriate to start killing again. This Yang Lian has some reputation and cannot be killed directly. You first go to the censor to impeach him, saying that he colluded to establish slaves. Remove him from office first and ruin his reputation. Then you can treat him properly. he····"
Sun Yunhe reminded from the side:
"Mr. Factory, the idea of colluding with slaves has just been used on Luo Sigong. Yang Lian was born as a censor and has never been to Liaodong. He cannot be compared with Hou Jin."
Wei Zhongxian frowned slightly, looked up at the statue of Yue Fei, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"This kind of rebellious minister and traitor is disloyal and unjust. If he dares to bewitch the emperor and alienate the emperor and his ministers, he will be charged with being disrespectful and disrespectful."
"Okay! The factory owner is wise. This crime can be big or small. Yang Lian did make some disobedient remarks in the memorial, so he deserves it!"
Everyone felt that the crime was well punished and praised the factory owner for his wisdom.
Wei Zhongxian, who had been listening to these compliments all day, felt a little tired and waved his hands to dismiss everyone.
After the five tigers retreated, only the adopted son Li Chaoqin was left.
Wei Zhongxian picked up the memorial and read it again. The more he read, the more angry he became. He violently tore the memorial into pieces and threw them into the air.
Shreds of paper fell at the feet of the two people. At this time, a stall owner came in and announced that Shen Baihu was here.
Wei Zhongxian quickly put down his teacup and asked Li Chaoqin to step aside first.
Shen Lian, whose left arm was injured, was wearing a blood-stained Feiyu suit, holding a completely broken Xiuchun knife, and stood respectfully in front of Wei Zhongxian.
"Kowtow Factory..."
Wei Zhongxian stepped forward to help him up.
"Get up, sit down first!"
When Shen Lian sat down next to him, Eunuch Wei suddenly picked up the tea bowl, smashed it on the ground, and said angrily:
"Shen Lian, Shen Lian! You said that you actually went to fight Mr. Li from the capital camp because of Silehu, a low-class woman and a foreign girl! How many times have our family told you that women in this world are nothing more than These are clothes, throw them away after use! When my family entered the palace to work, they abandoned their wives and daughters. These are the people who do great things!"
"Our family has been busy since morning because of your matter today. In the morning, we went to Zuo'anmen to apologize to Governor Li and joked. We spent thousands of taels of silver on it, so they didn't want your life! This capital is not only for us to control the Fusi. There are so many people we can’t afford to offend!”
"You are young and promising, and you have Marquis Ping Liao to help you. Many people are looking at you and jealous of you. Our family originally wanted to get rid of Dong Lin and let you take a step forward, eh..."
Shen Lian knelt down on the ground, raised his hands and said to Wei Zhongxian:
"I know my mistake in my humble position!"
Wei Zhongxian gasped for breath, waited for Shen Lian to kneel on the ground for a while, then stepped forward to help him up, and asked with concern:
"Where's the injury?"
Shen Lian said quickly:
"Skin injury, nothing to worry about."
"I heard that the man surnamed Li was the one who made the move first. This thief is also abominable. We will wait until Donglin is destroyed before we deal with the Jingying camp. The emperor has said that from now on, the Jingying camp can be taken over by our Chief of Ceremonies!"
Shen Lian's face was full of shame, and tears were about to flow out.
Wei Zhongxian was silent for a moment and suddenly thought of something.
"You are still kind-hearted after all. You are not as cruel as Tian Ergen, Xu Xianchun and others. Drink less in the future. Drinking will cause trouble."
"Tomorrow, our family will intercede with the head of the Ministry of Etiquette to redeem the Lotus Picker. These foreign women are also pitiful in the Jiaofang Division, but there are more pathetic people in the world. You are doing big things with our family, so you have to broaden your horizons. , Never get involved in the personal affairs of your children again!"
Shen Lian actually didn't have much nostalgia for the lotus picker. After hearing what the factory owner said, the sound of the xun from last night rang in his ears again, and he suddenly felt a sense of compassion, and he quickly knelt down to thank Wei Zhongxian.
"By the way, speaking of foreign girls, my family reminds me of something,"
Wei Zhongxian rolled his eyes and took out a Tang newspaper from his sleeve.
"Chengdu Tiqi reported that Yongning Xuanfu Division She Chongming recruited dead soldiers, repaired armor, and contacted the surrounding chieftains. This time there is really a rebellion. Unfortunately, all the white pole soldiers died in Liaodong, and the guards around Sichuan are no match for this rebel. .”
"Our family is going to send a minister, a censor, to recommend the Marquis of Ping Liao to go to the southwest to quell the rebellion. In this way, we can get millions of military pay, and the Zhenfu Division can also get a share of the money. Of course, this is just a small head. I heard that She Chongming is very rich. Let General Liu snatch them when the time comes."
Shen Lian listened with rapt attention, but he didn't expect that the factory master's plan was so far-reaching.
"The humble official will send someone to inform General Liu immediately so that he can be prepared."
Wei Zhongxian smiled, waved his hand, and said to Shen Lian:
"Liao is a thousand miles away from east to west, and the rebellion is not today or tomorrow. Let's wait a little longer until all the imperial troops are defeated by the rebels. No one in the court can stop Kaiyuan's army from going south. The Marquis of Ping Liao can also take advantage of this time. Today, take a good rest and regain your strength.”
"Shen Lian, there is something more important for you to do right now."
Shen Lian bowed his hands to Wei Zhongxian and waited for the factory official's order.
Wei Zhongxian looked at the torn pieces of paper everywhere and said harshly:
"In a few days, Tian Ergeng and the others will impeach Yang Lian. After he is dismissed from office, you will take action. No one from the Yang family can be left alive! Kill them all!"
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